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A new, potent street drug is causing severe withdrawal, and Philly doctors are scrambling to respond

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By last winter, medetomidine was showing up in 70% of illicit opioid samples tested in Philly, along with other unregulated substances and synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

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A new, potent street drug is causing severe withdrawal, and Philly doctors are scrambling to respond

By last winter, medetomidine was showing up in 70% of illicit opioid samples tested in Philly, along with other unregulated substances and synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

·Philadelphia, United States
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Inquirer broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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